Write an opinion essay, (complete essay) positioning yourself in something most people are agree.

A lot of people believe that animals haven't got feelings. Some people only use animals for their own benefits without thinking about them; for example, like a present for Christmas or a Birthday.

Many people adopt an animal for Christmas as a present. At first, they think: ''Oh, my dog/cat (whatever) is so cute!'' But then, the reallity comes. When your pet starts barking at night, or clawing the furniture, you don't think that it is the cutest puppy or little cat in the whole world. The most of these people throw the pet out of their houses without thinking that they are like a mother or like a father for this animal.

Now, there are a lot of animals on the streets looking for food in the rubbish, with cold and without a roof when it rains. Although there are many animal charities which help animals, there are much more animals without homes; and unluckely neither you nor I can do anything. If I could, I would have all these animals which live outdoors in my house. They don't have to life in these conditions because they are not guilty of our irresponsibility.

To sum up, in my opinion, adopting an animal is like adopting a child. When they are babies, they are cute and you want to hold them every moment. However, when they grow, you have to teach them the right things and the bad things. When you have a baby, you don't throw him/her out when he/she does something bad, and having an animal is the same! If you are thinking about adopting one, take care of it, and if you don't know how to do it, buy a teddy bear or something similar. Don't play with lives!